RegulationCentral banks face policy uncertainty as AI reshapes supply, demand and labour marketsA Bank for International Settlements paper warns that the rapid spread of artificial intelligence complicates central bank decision-making by simultaneously altering supply and demand, and by affecting both cyclical and structural economic variables.3 min read
RegulationSam Altman Seeks Fast-Track White House Review for GPT-6Sam Altman traveled to Washington to present GPT-6 to the White House and requested expedited clearance under a new voluntary pre-approval regime for frontier AI models announced by the Trump administration.2 min read
RegulationBank of England and PRA probe London brokers' concentrated AI-related Asia equity exposuresThe Bank of England has opened a review into rapidly rising Asia equity exposures held by London-based investment banks, driven by surging investor interest in AI-related semiconductor firms.3 min read
RegulationAnthropic's Isolation Grows Amid Open-Model Dispute and Regulatory BattlesAnthropic, despite strong commercial and technical standing, has become increasingly isolated among AI labs after refusing to sign an industry letter opposing restrictions on open-weight models.4 min read
RegulationCompany executives support a petition to regulate the pace of AI developmentThe company’s leadership, including the CEO, several co‑founders and senior staff, support a petition that advocates deliberately slowing the pace of AI development.1 min read
RegulationOrganization examines options for pacing accelerating artificial intelligenceThe authors of the statement emphasize that their goal is to ensure the benefits of accelerating, increasingly capable artificial intelligence for everyone.1 min read
RegulationUN urges 2030 renewable power for data centers as demand and fossil reliance riseUnited Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for all data centers to be powered by renewable energy by 2030 and for greater transparency about their environmental impacts.3 min read
RegulationEPA reinterpretation exempts AI-only data center power plants from federal acid rain rulesThe U.S.2 min read
RegulationAI firms buy and destroy printed books to build training datasetsSeveral AI companies are reportedly buying large numbers of used printed books, cutting out pages, scanning them and destroying the physical volumes to create training data.3 min read
RegulationChina Protests U.S. AI-Related Sanctions; Warns of CountermeasuresChina lodged a muted protest over new U.S.2 min read
RegulationOrganization clarified its stance on open-weights modelsAn organization responded in an official statement to speculation about open-weights models and set out its position in detail; the statement emphasizes weighing model accessibility, accountability, and security risks.1 min read
RegulationAnthropic opposes blanket bans on open-weight models, urges stricter controls on chips, distillation and mandatory testingAnthropic CEO Dario Amodei said on July 27, 2026 that the company does not support categorical bans on open-weights AI models, while urging stronger, targeted measures to reduce national-security and misuse risks.5 min read
